Basketball Game Recap: Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons vs. Dawson Springs Panthers

By Team Reports Jan 3, 2024, 8:19am

Recap: Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons vs. Dawson Springs Panthers

The Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with an 88-77 win over Dawson Springs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Madisonville-North Hopkins.

Dawson Springs' loss came despite strong showings from Montgomery Johnston and Rex Blue. Johnston scored 35 points, while Blue dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was Johnston's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deacon Dever, who scored seven points.

Madisonville-North Hopkins is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Dawson Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.

Madisonville-North Hopkins will head out on the road to face off against Owensboro Catholic at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Dawson Springs, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Caldwell County at 7:30 p.m.